Latest Headlines – Page 343
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Waitrose withdraws from disposable vape market citing environmental concerns
The majority of its rivals having begun listing the products or expanded ranges over the last year
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Cadbury adds trio of Delights lower-calorie chocolate bars
The NPD comprises a ‘soft nougat filling and caramel layer’ and weighs in at 91 calories per serve
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Farmers warn new Defra support is ‘too little too late’ for struggling sector
Defra is to increase payments to farmers for protecting nature and delivering sustainable food production under the ELM schemes
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Heinz launches veggie nuggets for children under Beanz brand
Designed to ‘help kids eat more veggies’, the Beanz-containing Nuggetz have debuted in three ‘child-friendly’ flavours
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Discounters to be hit with higher business rates after review, while supermarkets save a fortune
Convenience store rates will also pay more tax in the government’s revaluation
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Oatly UK general manager Ishen Paran steps down
In a LinkedIn post announcing his resignation, Paran described it as an ‘end of an era’ and said that ‘2023 is for the family’
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City snapshot: Christmas footfall jumps to post-pandemic high
UK retail footfall over the festive period rose back to the highest levels recorded since the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020
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Media Bites 6 January: B&M, Greggs, Boots, UK Retail
The FTSE 100 discount store chain B&M European Value Retail has upgraded its profit forecast after a strong third quarter and will pay a £200m special dividend
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Holland & Barrett appoints Alex Gourlay as new executive chair
Gourlay was formerly co-COO for Walgreens Boots Alliance
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Northern Bloc acquires two heritage ice cream makers as it ramps up capacity at new Leeds HQ
The acquisitions of Criterion Ices and Marine Ices will boost revenues by an additional £2m
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Petfood startup Tuggs debuts with fresh insect-based dogfood
Tuggs uses ingredients such as black soldier fly larvae in its petfood pouches and offers a subscription service of preportioned meals
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Cocos Organic launches dairy free Yog Tubes and light natural yoghurt alternative
The children’s yoghurt is made with organic coconut milk, real strawberry puree and natural banana flavourings and comes in a box of five
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Daylesford Organic sales are up… but it’s back in the red
Scaling back up after the pandemic caused losses
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Egg shortages and price rises continue to affect shoppers
Some packs are as much as 85% more expensive year on year
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Tesco and Asda lead bumper crop of own-label Veganuary NPD
Over the past month, there have been 25 chilled own-label vegetarian and meat alternative launches across the traditional big four
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Heura unveils two fish alternatives to coincide with Veganuary
The innovations are low in saturated fat and rich in protein, with around 70% less climate impact than fish
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Media Bites 5 January: Kantar, Sainsbury’s, Wilko, Amazon
There’s plenty of retail news in this morning’s papers to chew over following the latest Kantar Christmas spending data, Sainsbury’s raising shop-floor pay and Wilko securing fresh funding.
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City snapshot: B&M hikes profit guidance on strong pre-Christmas trading
B&M Bargains owner B&M European Value Retail has raised its full year profits guidance after posting double-digit growth in the quarter leading to Christmas. Plus, Greggs sees ‘favourable’ Christmas trading and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Former FDF boss Ian Wright to head up Food & Drink Exports Council
Wright stepped down from the FDF last year and was replaced in December by Karen Betts
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Global Brands takes control of Hooch, Hooper’s and Reef from Molson Coors
The three brands have been produced and distributed by Global Brands since 2012, under licence from the North American brewing giant.